Category: USA
Australians moving to the USA: Key Differences in the Australian and US tax system
April 2, 2021 | Dianne Lee
Like any overseas move, moving from Australia to the United States will mean that you will encounter a brand new taxation system. If you’re used...
Read MoreTax Considerations Every Australian Expat Should Understand Before Moving To The USA From Australia
February 14, 2021 | Dianne Lee
If you’re an Australian who is moving to the United States, there are many tax issues to be aware of. Here’s a basic overview of...
Read MoreClaiming foreign tax credits on capital gains made from overseas investments
March 3, 2020 | Matthew Marcarian
Burton’s case [Burton v Commissioner of Taxation [2019] FCAFC 141] has set an interesting precedent for claiming foreign tax credits on capital gains made from...
Read MoreNon-Residents Can No Longer Claim The CGT Main Residence Exemption
January 28, 2020 | Matthew Marcarian
On December 5th 2019 the contentious law denying non-residents the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) main residence exemption was passed. This means that the update we...
Read MoreUpdate on CGT Main Residence Exemption for expats
November 12, 2019 | Matthew Marcarian
Update: Since publication of this post the Bill has passed and is now law. The law passed is the Treasury Laws Amendment (Reducing Pressure on...
Read MoreResidency – Harding’s Appeal Victory
March 5, 2019 | Matthew Marcarian
The biggest personal tax residency case in 40 years just got bigger. The taxpayer Mr Glen Harding having lost his case in front of a...
Read MoreThe Road to Oz
February 8, 2019 | Matthew Marcarian
Our Principal, Mathew Marcarian, together with our Managing Director in Singapore, Boon Tan, were recently featured in the STEP Journal* (a publication produced by STEP for...
Read MorePermanent Place of Abode – Harding Appeals to common sense
July 24, 2018 | Matthew Marcarian
The taxpayer, Mr Harding has appealed to the Full Federal Court of Australia from a decision handed down on 8 June 2018 by Justice Derrington,...
Read MoreAustralian Expats still awaiting decision on CGT change
July 24, 2018 | Matthew Marcarian
In our blog of 25 February this year we reported on what we consider to be highly inequitable capital gains tax changes that the Government has introduced...
Read MoreRemoval of CGT Main residence exemption for Australian expatriates – disastrous tax changes now imminent
February 25, 2018 | Matthew Marcarian
As we reported in our blog last year – the Australian Government announced that it would remove the CGT main residence exemption for foreign residents....
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